# Nebraska Highway 4

Nebraska Highway 4 is a highway in Nebraska. The entirety of the route is in Nebraska's southern tier of counties. Beatrice is the only city with over 1,000 in population on the highway. Its western terminus is at an intersection with US 6 and US 34 southwest of Atlanta. Its eastern terminus is at an intersection with US 75 north of Dawson.

## Route description

Nebraska Highway 4 begins at an intersection near around the Atlanta area with U.S. Highways 6 and 34. It proceeds east into farmland and meets U.S. Highway 183 near Ragan. It then passes through Ragan and Campbell and meets US 281 in northern Webster County. It overlaps US 281 for 4 miles (6.4 km) and separates south of Blue Hill. It continues through Lawrence, is briefly concurrent with Nebraska Highway 14 and continues straight east through Davenport and Carleton until it meets US 81. It continues north for one mile (1.6 km) with US 81 and separates at Bruning. It goes east through Daykin and is briefly concurrent with Nebraska Highway 15 for one mile (1.6 km). It passes through Plymouth, Nebraska, passes near the Homestead National Monument and meets US 136 on the west edge of Beatrice. It is concurrent with US 136 through Beatrice and the two routes separate near Filley. It turns briefly southeast toward Virginia and Lewiston, and briefly turns south until it meets NE 99. It turns east, briefly overlaps Nebraska Highway 50 and continues east toward Table Rock. At Table Rock, it intersects NE 65 and continues eastward through Humboldt until it ends at U.S. Highway 75 near Dawson.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Harlan | ​ | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 6 / US 34 – Holdrege, McCook | Western terminus |
| Harlan | ​ | 9.38 | 15.10 | US 183 – Holdrege, Alma | |
| Franklin | ​ | 20.78 | 33.44 | N-44 north – Wilcox | |
| Franklin | ​ | 31.80 | 51.18 | N-10 – Minden, Franklin | |
| Webster | Bladen | 50.71 | 81.61 | S-91A north | |
| Webster | ​ | 54.86 | 88.29 | US 281 south – Red Cloud | West end of US 281 overlap |
| Webster | ​ | 58.55 | 94.23 | US 281 north – Hastings | East end of US 281 overlap |
| Webster | ​ | 64.76 | 104.22 | N-78 south – Guide Rock | |
| Nuckolls | ​ | 78.68 | 126.62 | N-14 south | West end of NE 14 overlap |
| Nuckolls | ​ | 79.69 | 128.25 | N-14 north / Oregon National Historic Trail / California National Historic Trail / Pony Express National Historic Trail – Clay Center | East end of NE 14 overlap |
| Nuckolls | Oak | 88.71 | 142.76 | S-65A south | |
| Thayer | Carleton | 97.77 | 157.35 | N-5 south / Oregon National Historic Trail / California National Historic Trail / Pony Express National Historic Trail – Deshler | |
| Thayer | ​ | 105.71 | 170.12 | US 81 south – Hebron | West end of US 81 overlap |
| Thayer | ​ | 106.72 | 171.75 | US 81 north – Geneva | East end of US 81 overlap |
| Thayer | Daykin | 116.69 | 187.79 | N-53 south – Alexandria | |
| Jefferson | ​ | 127.66 | 205.45 | N-15 north (568th Avenue) – Fairbury | West end of NE 15 overlap |
| Jefferson | ​ | 128.66 | 207.06 | N-15 south (568th Avenue) – Seward | East end of NE 15 overlap |
| Gage | ​ | 142.72 | 229.69 | N-103 north – De Witt, Wilber | |
| Gage | Beatrice | 151.27 | 243.45 | US 136 west (West Court Street) – Fairbury | West end of US 136 overlap |
| Gage | Beatrice | 152.72 | 245.78 | US 77 (6th Street) – Lincoln, Wymore | |
| Gage | ​ | 162.76 | 261.94 | US 136 east – Tecumseh | East end of US 136 overlap |
| Pawnee | Lewiston | 171.43 | 275.89 | S-67A south | |
| Pawnee | ​ | 178.18 | 286.75 | N-99 south – Burchard, Pawnee City | |
| Pawnee | ​ | 187.26 | 301.37 | N-50 north – Tecumseh | West end of NE 50 overlap |
| Pawnee | ​ | 188.49 | 303.35 | N-50 south – Pawnee City | East end of NE 50 overlap |
| Pawnee | ​ | 188.67 | 303.63 | L-67E south | |
| Pawnee | Table Rock | 192.24 | 309.38 | N-65 south (Grand Street) | |
| Pawnee | ​ | 196.52 | 316.27 | N-105 north – Johnson | West end of NE 105 overlap |
| Richardson | Humboldt | 199.99 | 321.85 | N-105 south (Nemaha Street) | East end of NE 105 overlap |
| Richardson | ​ | 205.48 | 330.69 | US 75 – Omaha, Falls City | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||